LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
| Writer(s): | Nicholas Brady & Nahum Tate
| Transl/Adapt: |
| Dates: | 1696
| Bible Refs: | Ps 61
| A New Version of the Psalms of David
| 1821
| 61
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| 1. Lord, hear my cry, regard my pray'r,
which I, oppressed with grief,
From earth's remotest parts address
to thee for kind relief.
2. O lodge me safe beyond the reach
of persecuting pow'r;
Thou, who so oft from spiteful foes
hast been my shelt'ring tow'r.
3. So shall I in thy sacred courts
secure from danger lie;
Beneath the cover of thy wings
all future storms defy.
4. In sign my vows are heard, once more
I o'er thy chosen reign;
O bless with long and prosp'rous life
the king thou did'st ordain,
5. Confirm his throne, and make his reign
accepted in thy sight,
And let thy truth and mercy both
in his defense unite.
6. So shall I ever sing thy praise,
thy name for ever bless;
Devote my prosp'rous days to pay
the vows of my distress.
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